Laves phases with their comparably simple crystal structure are very common intermetallic
phases and can be formed from element combinations all over the periodic table resulting in …

Abstract AB 2-type (A= rare earth, B= transition metal) intermetallic compounds with C 15
structure can easily absorb large amount of hydrogen, showing their potential use as …

In Part I, various models for the prediction of the occurrence and stability of Laves phases
have been discussed. In the present Part II paper, an overview is given on the various types …

In the present work, the structural, magnetic, and thermodynamic properties of Dy 1− x Er x
Ni 2 (x= 0.25, 0.5, 0.75) Laves-phase intermetallics, being continuous solid solutions in the …

As the magnetocaloric characterization of polycrystalline Tb 1− x Ho x Ni 2 intermetallic
compounds (with x= 0.25, 0.5, and 0.75), their relative cooling power (RCP) and refrigerant …

High-field magnetocaloric effect of the rare-earth Laves-phase compounds, which show the
second-order magnetic phase transition at low temperatures, has been studied theoretically …

To date, significant efforts have been put into searching for materials with advanced
magnetocaloric properties which show promise as refrigerants and permit realization of …

In this work we report on the structural, magnetic and magnetocaloric properties of
polycrystalline HoNi 2 and ErNi 2 Laves-phase compounds. Powder X-ray diffraction studies …

To understand the fundamental reason for the poor stability in hydrogen storage, the cycling
behavior of ANi3 intermetallics (A= La, Ce, Y) under hydrogen was systematically …

The electrochemical properties of LaY 2 Ni 9 alloy used as an anode in nickel-metal hydride
batteries were investigated at ambient and at different temperatures. Several techniques …